Papa John&amp;#8217;s Founder Resigns After Making Racist Comment

Papa John&#8217;s Founder Resigns After Making Racist Comment

Papa John's founder, John Schnatter, has resigned from his position as chairman of the board after admitting and apologizing for using the N-word during a conference call in May.

Allegations that Schnater used the racial slur first surfaced in an article on Forbes, which claimed that he said it while on a conference call with marketing agency Laundry Service, ironically, set up "in an effort to prevent future public-relations snafus." He later confirmed the news in a statement released by Papa John's:

News reports attributing the use of inappropriate and hurtful language to me during a media training session regarding race are true. Regardless of the context, I apologize. Simply stated, racism has no place in our society.